Gary Neville has claimed 'it's now or never' for Manchester United's Harry Maguire at this summer's European Championship.
United's captain sustained an ankle injury against Aston Villa in May which forced him to watch the Europa League final in Gdansk from the sidelines and he's also yet to play for England at Euro 2020 as he continues to strive towards reaching full fitness.
However, Maguire has now declared himself ready for England's clash against the Czech Republic and it's expected that Gareth Southgate will include the centre-back in the Three Lions' starting XI for their final group stage game.
Neville has claimed it's vital that Maguire starts, stating that otherwise, the 28-year-old may find it hard to play in the knockout stages.
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"My concern was [against Scotland] that it wasn’t just the Harry Kane thing – the rest of them lacked sharpness. Even when [Jack] Grealish and [Marcus] Rashford came on, the performance didn’t change," Neville told SkySports.
"For me, going into the Czech Republic game – understanding that I have played with England teams in tournaments that looked fatigued – that is the only thing that I’m looking at in the first five, 10 minutes.
‘"Is the sharpness back, and was it just a mental thing going into that Scotland game? Now’s the time for some continuity – we need to start settling on a team. That might mean that Harry Maguire comes back in.
"If he doesn’t play tomorrow against the Czech Republic, I don’t know how he can come in against a France or a Portugal in round two. It’s now or never for Maguire."
